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The librarian is using
Use the following information to answer question:
The school librarian wants to encourage children to read over the summer. Therefore, she sets up a system where students get a prize for every five books they read over the summer.
(A) continuous reinforcement.
(B) a fixed ratio schedule.
(C) a variable ratio schedule.
(D) a fixed interval schedule.
(E) a variable interval schedule.
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Answer
(B) a fixed ratio schedule.
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Explanation
The school librarian’s system of giving students a prize for every five books they read uses a fixed ratio reinforcement schedule. The schedule is fixed (as opposed to variable) because students are rewarded for every five books they read—a fixed or constant number. The schedule is a ratio (as opposed to interval) schedule because what controls the reinforcement is the number of responses the person makes and not the passage of time.
Posted : 25/04/2024 5:23 pm